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boaty United Kingdom Basic

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class  · 434 pts t and Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom Member since May 2012 Last online 2 years ago Age 73
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(Other) Avanti

ARTR fast electric by Thunder Tiger. Deep vee powered by Ripper Brushless outrunner. Will reach 30mph+ when…

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(Other) Deans Marine RTTL

From Boaty Has anyone got a Deans Marine RTTL ready to sail model. its 36 inches long and I understand it c…

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Proboat Sonicwake

Three weeks ago I got a Proboat Sonicwake deep V fast electric. This appears to be a replacement for their previous model Vorocity. Very …

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Calculating scale speed

HOW TO CALCULATE SCALE SPEED Such is the diversity in model boating with anything from a tug to fast service launches and hydroplanes the…

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Boaty P.T 109

Three years ago I built an Italeri Kit of P.T. 109 and fitted it with a 480 motor and ran it off a 7.4 Li Po. I left the aft cabin detach…

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Dumas PT109

I have been considering buying a Dumas PT109 kit. Has anyone had experience of building one of these? I had a look at the set of parts an…

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Boaty- Pro Boat Blackjack 29. RTR fast electric

Recently bought a Pro Boat Blackjack 29 Fast Electric and I am going to run it on 6 cell Li Po . Speed is likely to be in excess of 45 m.…

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Wilesco D52 Marine Steam Engine

From Boaty I bought a Wilesco D52 marine engine and set it up statically for a test run. I followed all instructions but when it started …

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Forum replyA return to the hobby!I like the idea of a small Sea Commander. Appears to be very original and again testimony to how versatile Les Rowells model designs can be. We are very lucky these days that they are still popular and give us…945 viewsForum replyPainting over epoxyI have used several Halfords Aerosol spray cans on boats over the recent years. In each case I have sanded the hull down to bare wood as the boats were vintage ones and did have coats of paint on them that cou…896 viewsBuild blog commentEnclosing the controls.From Boaty I am following your post with interest as I had been thinking about building a Police Launch in the near future. Models with aft cockpits can present issues when installing RC gear and I have experi…1,053 viewsForum replyHelp identifyingBoaty I agree with Canabus. The shape of the hull does appear to be from the Sea Hornet and when looking to the aft the cockpit is also very similar. Looks like you have a good buy there. Boaty😎937 viewsForum replyShroud for Model Air BoatGood Morning Chief Petty Officer. Glad to hear of some enquiry about air boats. I built a few of these in the mid to late 1960s and they were great fun. I powered them with engines like the Cox Babe Bee up to …988 viewsForum reply1950s sea commander refurb.Good to see an early Sea Commander being restored. My first experience of seeing a Sea Commander was in early 1961 when I was eight years old. I was in Coronation Park in Crosby just outside Liverpool and dad …959 viewsForum replyKingfisher by Norstar upgradesRon Great to hear about this. I had a Kingfisher in 1972, powered by a DC Sabre 1.49 marine diesel. The engine was mounted just aft of the windscreen and it needed a a lot of ballast . With such a small engine…937 viewsForumThunder Tiger AvantiHas anyone done any significant modifications to a Thunder Tiger Avanti fast electric? I have one and all I have done is to replace the nylon prop with a metal one thus there is very little increase in perform…1 reply1,387 viewsForum replyMy other hobbyGood to see other PPLs and former PPLs on the Model Boats website. I took mine at Liverpool Airport known now as JLA (John Lennon Airport) in June 1984 and completed it in January 85. Trained with Liverpool Fl…950 viewsBuild blogProboat SonicwakeThree weeks ago I got a Proboat Sonicwake deep V fast electric. This appears to be a replacement for their previous model Vorocity. Very interesting self righting method with a water tank on the port side, slo…1 comment1,051 views
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